I have only 17 days until I go back to the United States for the first time in what will have been 263 days away. As the Race ends, there have been moments of laughter and reminiscing over old photos and videos. I can’t convey the past nine months as a whole, but I do want to invite you into some of my favorite memories that were captured by the camera...   Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador // September, 2018 T...

For much of my life, I pictured church as the building. It was the place on Sunday we went to here stories and sing songs. As I got older, I realized that it was the people. That's what the Bible says at least. And as I grew further in my faith, I saw the church in the light of more potential. Still, it’s hard to gain new perspectives on Christian life while living in American culture. I did not know how countercultu...

The World Race released a few questions and I thought it would be fun to share with y'all!   Do you have more questions or "would you rather"s? Comment below!!   Thanks for helping me experience all these things and more. \(^0^)/I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!

I am now entering month 9 of my 9-month journey on the World Race. It’s crazy to think back to our first night in Ecuador. It feels like some long lost dream from my childhood. Foggy and unclear. I remember the long, hard days of working construction in the mountains before coming home to a comfortable living room, looking around at all these people, and thinking to myself nine months with these amazing people is goi...

Love is a strange way to put it. Love-hate is more realistic of an expression for my relationship to Cambodia. I really I have to convince myself some days that I can like it here. It is not particularly the country itself. Sure, it feels like it is 110 degrees outside and it is only 11 am. And yes, I do wake up to the megaphone chants of monks at 5 am every other day. But that all does not necessarily get to me. I h...

u cry a lot. 

In light of Easter, a few of my friends were making cheers to Jesus at our Easter brunch. They would say something that they love about Jesus and then cheers to it. When they asked me what I wanted to cheer to, I had to think. The story told in Mark 4 came to mind.   35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them i...

I left the United States seven months ago today. Besides two airports, I have not been back in that time. I have swam in the junglish rivers of Ecuador, climbed the mountains of Peru, eaten the greatest foods of Latin America in Guatemala, and been serenaded by the chants of Buddhist monks in Cambodia. It sounds like a lot of fun, right? It is; don’t get me wrong, but I’ve also sacrificed a lot. I cannot drive, trave...

When thinking about what to blog about, my friend Kyla asked me what God has resurrected in my life. It really got me thinking. What was something that was put to death so that truth could arise? What about myself did Christ take with Himself to the cross and what rose with Him from the grave? The other day, I gave a talk to my squad at breakfast and I think it really reveals the answer. _____ So when I was you...

Dear Philip, Hey, bud. It's you here. Me...us...whatever the correct English would be. Today is March 31. I'm in Battambang, Cambodia at the Zodiac Cafe writing this. It's raining. My view is Jacob (not a very good view if you ask me lol jkjk). I need to talk to you. I need to ask you something. I don't want to know who you've become. I don't want to know how you are more gifted and experienced. I'll find that all...